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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Gone To Be With His Saviour

Friends of ours have just lost their terminally ill child, Joel. He suffered through Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder (a disorder that fits somewhere in the Zellweger Spectrum) - which is a "mouthful" of a way to say that his soul was chosen by our Lord for a broken body and a difficult and short life.

His parents are wonderful, Christ honouring folks who have spent the last few years caring for, and profoundly loving, this fragile bundle of joy. I have more than once marvelled at their strength to bear what most of us would consider the most horrible sort of thing a person must bear: the certain knowledge that their little boy would suffer often, and eventually, and all too soon, succumb to the disorder.

Joel's life brought joy into this world - more joy than sorrow. He is with the Lord this morning, and not just free from pain, but in fullness of joy. He is with the Lord!

If you are inclined to pray, pray that our local body has the opportunity to minister to this family. Pray for Joel's parents, that they have the strength of certainty in the Lord, and that Christ's love would saturate their hearts and minds. Pray that they experience that peace which defies understanding, and comes from resting in Christ. Pray also for those local believers here who are uncertain about how they can minister to, or express their love for, this family.

posted by Daniel @ 6:17 AM

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